Donnelly throws hat into DA ring

Published
11:21 pm EDT, Thursday, July 12, 2018

Assemblyman John McDonald lll speaks before Mary Pat Donnelly, left, Democratic candidate for Rensselaer County DA, makes an announcement to run for Rensselaer County District Attorney at the Rensselaer County Court House on Thursday, July 12, 2018 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less

Assemblyman John McDonald lll speaks before Mary Pat Donnelly, left, Democratic candidate for Rensselaer County DA, makes an announcement to run for Rensselaer County District Attorney at the Rensselaer County ... more

Assemblyman John McDonald lll speaks before Mary Pat Donnelly, left, Democratic candidate for Rensselaer County DA, makes an announcement to run for Rensselaer County District Attorney at the Rensselaer County Court House on Thursday, July 12, 2018 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less

Assemblyman John McDonald lll speaks before Mary Pat Donnelly, left, Democratic candidate for Rensselaer County DA, makes an announcement to run for Rensselaer County District Attorney at the Rensselaer County ... more

Mary Pat Donnelly, Democratic candidate for Rensselaer County district attorney, formally starts her candidacy for Rensselaer County District Attorney at the County Court House on Thursday with the filing of petitions this week. Donnelly will try to unseat Joel Abelove, the Republican candidate. Both filed Independence Party petitions as well and could be headed for a September primary to get that party's line on the ballot.